⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 10:30 · SA 60-52 LAL
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili made 4 ft two point shot. Assisted by Tony Parker.
Q4 2:59 · SA 91-90 LAL
- Winner
Brent Barry made layup. Assisted by Rasho Nesterovic.
Q4 0:06 · SA 95-94 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Lost Ball. Stolen by Caron Butler.
Q4 0:17 · SA 93-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:27 · SA 0-11 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:14 · SA 28-34 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 8:07 · SA 84-88 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
